Gold Rush, a Mary Persons High School pep rally tradition, returns to Dan Pitts Stadium this Thursday at 7 p.m. The pep rally kicks off the football season as Mary Persons plays Jackson High School at home on Friday, August 30.

Warner Robins, GA — Each quarter, Robins Federal Credit Union selects three employees that represent the best of the best in three categories – Manager, Support Department Staff and Branch Staff. Employees are selected by management based on their outstanding work performance and written recommendations from their peers. The winners chosen for the second quarter of 2013 are as follows:

Jody White, Forsyth Branch – White is the manager of Robins Federal’s Forsyth Branch. He has been employed by Robins Federal Credit Union for 6 years, and has been the manager of the Forsyth branch for the past 2 years.

Melinda Haddock, Collections Department – Haddock is a Database Specialist for Robins Federal Credit Union. She has been in her current position for 4 years and before this worked as a Credit and Collection Specialist as well as a Title Clerk.

Forsyth, GA — Robins Federal Credit Union recently contributed $1,000 to the Monroe County Adult and Community Education Dictionary and Thesaurus Program. This sponsorship along with others will help support early literacy for children across Monroe County.

Monroe County ACE is a non-profit organization that has been in existence for over 13 years and has participated in this event for 6 years. Their mission is to increase the literacy level of citizens in Monroe County, in hopes of ensuring the best possible quality of life for the community. This program distributes dictionaries to children in the Monroe County School System to encourage reading and learning.

You don't want to miss the August 14th Eggs & Issues featuring the Chamber, Development Authority, and Tourism and sponsored by Premier Moving by Pam! There will be the unveiling of the new Tourism sign to be placed at the Hwy 42 town entrance. What do you think it will look like??

Don't miss it, register now!

We will be meeting in the Monroe Room of the Ramada Inn at 7:30am on August 14. General admission for this event is $15 or $10 for Chamber members. Limited seating available. You must pre-register for this event by Monday, August 12.